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Providence RI Guide | |
| Providence is just great! Downtown (the city center) is compact: you can walk to almost everything there is to see and do. | ||
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If you can plan your visit for a day when Waterfire will happen, do it! More... The center of Providence is Kennedy Plaza, with the main post office, city hall, and the Providence Biltmore Hotel. Kennedy Plaza is also the city's Transportation Center, with local and intercity bus stops, including one for Peter Pan/Bonanza/Greyhound. The State House (Rhode Island state capitol), a pleasant and harmonious building of white Georgia marble, crowns a hilltop on the edge of Downtown. It's a useful landmark. Just down the hill from it toward the Providence River is Providence Station for Amtrak and MBTA Commuter Rail trains. On the opposite (east) bank of the Providence River, which runs through the city center, rises College Hill, where you'll find Brown University, the Rhode Island School of Design, and a collection of exceptionally beautiful and interesting houses from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. There's lots to see and do. One of the best ways to start is with a 2-hour walking tour. Besides the several large hotels and varied inns and bed-and-breakfast guesthouses in Providence itself, there are numerous hotels and motels in the neighboring cities of Warwick RI, Pawtucket RI, and Seekonk MA. More... T F Green Airport, just south of Providence in Warwick RI, serves not only Rhode Island, but also eastern Massachusetts and southeastern Connecticut. More... |
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Above, the Rhode Island State House (capitol) on a hilltop overlooking Providence. Below, the river
ablaze for Waterfire.
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